REYNOLDS v. STATE

No. A-611.

706 P.2d 708 (1985)

Charles E. REYNOLDS, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Greene, William A. Davies, Asst. Public Defenders, Fairbanks, and Dana Fabe, Public Defender, Anchorage, for appellant.

David Mannheimer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anchorage, and Norman C. Gorsuch, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BRYNER, C.J., and COATS and SINGLETON, JJ.


OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Charles E. Reynolds appeals after being convicted by a jury of burglary in the first degree. Reynolds contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. He also asserts that the court erred in denying his proposed lesser-included offense instruction on theft. We reverse.

At trial, during the prosecution's direct examination of one of the arresting officers, the following exchange occurred:

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